Researchers Create Artificial Leaf Solar Energy

Researchers at MIT have emulated photosynthesis and created an artificial leaf that is very efficient. "One Small Leaf Could Electrify Entire Home"

Offshore Wind in Chesapeake, Virginia

I wonder if these two announcements are related:

Google Blog: "the wind cries transmission" dated 10/11/2010

"PilotOnline: Offshore Wind Technology Center Opens in Chesapeake"

This is a start in the right direction.

Swype text input for Android of other screens

Swype is an touchscreen input system designed for Android and other devices that takes flat screen text input proctivity to a new level. See this video. Swype has been showing up on many Android smartphones lately.

SunTactics PC5 USB Power supply and very fast charger

The SunTactics PC5 device is a compact solar USB power supply that actually provides enough 5V USB power to run your iPod, Android, or other 5V USB devices. It also will charge your devices in the same amount of time as plugging into standard AC power source. It just went onsale in Jan 2011 for around $129. This is a move in the right direction instead of solar trickle chargers and other devices which have an on-board battery. Here is more details on the PC5.

Most Secure Wireless Data Transmission using LEDs

Light Technology sends information via LEDs. Saw this in this USToday article, "Light Technology sends information via LEDs" Results in the most secure wireless transmission on the planet today.

Nook Color Site

Here is the site that contains some really useful information about the Nook Color. http://nookdevs.com/Portal:NookColor

Hack Turns Nook Color into Kindle

This article describes how a hack can turn your Nook Color into a Android tablet that can load the Kindle eReader for Android. Also, all the Android Marketplace apps work. It looks relatively easy to accomplish.

SoftTrucks

For learning how to ollie and other skateboard tricks, SoftTrucks are a great way to go for practicing these.

Chrome OS Notebook Cr-48

Google sent me a Cr-48 for the Pilot Program. So posting this from it. First impressions are very positive. I was hoping for a netbook, but the Cr-48 is actually a 12.1" Notebook. There are a few rough edges which will be worked out by the Google team once these become generally available next year.

Been posting more to Twitter than this Blog

Since July 2010, I have been posting to Twitter more than to this blog. Since Twitter is more convenient to access from my computers and my mobile smartphone it seems to be taking over. Is this a trend or just a convenience? I think blogs are still useful but the advent of smartphones has made the micro-blogging technique more productive and accessible anywhere and anytime.

I do like blogs since you are not limited to 140 characters and which allows you to post more expressive content. But lately, it seems micro-blogging is just more convenient.

Plugless EV Charging Stations from Evatran

Wireless EV charging station introduced.. wow! Much sooner than expected. See this posting. Evatrans technology is based on electromagnetic induction. This system is only about 10% less efficient than a cord-based charging system.

CHAdeMO Quick Charging Tech for EVs

CHAdeMO is a new proposed standard for quick charging electric vehicles at Level 3 or higher. Is this Level 4 charging? Anyway, here is an announcement about it. This is definitely something to follow in the coming years as EVs and PHEVs are mass produced.

Evidence of Natural Selection in Humans

Research of Han and Tibetian human genetics has uncovered evidence of human evolution by natural selection in recent history. The amazing part is that this has occurred over a period of approximately the last 3000-10000 years. Here is the NYTimes article.

Terrafugia Flying Car Cleared by FAA

The world's first flying car, Terrafugia Transition, just received FAA approval according to this article. Delivery is expected in late 2011 and will cost about $195k.

VirginMobile MiFi Now Prepaid Now Available

Just saw this in the Best Buy ad this morning... VirginMobile now offering the NovaTel MiFi device contract-free! The device lists for $149. Awesome! Here are some announcements also, PCMagazine, PhoneScoop, Geek.com.

All VirginMobile needs now is to offer an Android phone in a contract-free environment!

Good Review of the OnLive Cloud-based Gaming Service

Nice write-up reviewing the OnLive gaming service, here. The author provided an honest and objective assessment.

YouTube Cloud Video Editor

This is impressive. The YouTube Video Editor that works entirely in your browser.

Cheapest Mobile Data Plan Around

Virgin Mobile's new $25 per month no-contract plan is an unlimited data, email, text, web plan with 300 talk minutes per month. Based on what I have seen, this is the cheapest data plan on the market today.

The Next Apple TV

Looks like Apple is making another attempt at a TV setup. "The next Apple TV". The last one was a crippled version of Mac OS X. This one is a stripped down version of the iPhone OS. Therefore, I am not sure it will work. This is Apple's version of the 'seeing what sticks' approach.

Google TV

Can't wait for this.. especially the Sony devices.